University of Virginia Library

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts and grants:

                                     
From an anonymous donor, securities to be added to the University Endowment Fund, the
use of the income to be designated by the President, valued at 
$159,500.00 
From Mr. Randolph Catlin, 18 volumes chiefly color plate books of the 19th century,
including a notable first edition of Jane Austen, valued at 
895.00 
From Col. John R. Fox, 18 volumes, valued at  465.00 
From the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, for scholarships in the School of Nursing
(Donor requests no publicity) 
5,000.00 
From the U. S. Rubber Company, for a fellowship in physics, for the 1954-55 session  1,500.00 
From an anonymous donor, contribution for a debate prize for students majoring in
economics and commerce 
150.00 
From the Upjohn Company for medical research under Drs. Parson and Crispell  3,500.00 
From the National Institute of Health, for research under the following members of
the Medical Faculty 
Dr. Eugene D. Brand  8,432.00 
Dr. Walter O. Klingman  21,600.00 
Dr. Walter O. Klingman and Dr. C. G. Suter  5,400.00 
Dr. J. L. Guerrant  7,759.00 
Dr. J. Edwin Wood  16,000.00 
Dr. William Parson  5,400.00 
Dr. C. Hogh-Ligeti  12,506.00 
From the Atomic Energy Commission, for research in physics under the direction of
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau 
29,635.00 
From the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for research under Dr. L. R.
Quarles, of the School of Engineering 
9,990.00 
From the Department of the Navy for research in physics under the direction of
Dr. A. R. Kuhlthau 
21,587.00 
From the National Institute of Health for four part-time student research fellowships
under the direction of Dr. T. H. Hunter in the School of Medicine 
1,728.00